[Verse 1: Damien Jurado]
When we fight, I wanna talk it out
You won't say nothin', nothin' at all
You just sit there, you won't open that pretty mouth
I think you like keepin' my back up against the wall

[Chorus: Damien Jurado]
Wages of sin keep me payin'
Wages of sin for wrongs that I've done
Wages of sin, you keep me payin'
Wages of sin, one by one

[Verse 2: Rosie Thomas]
Walk in the apartment, there's clothes thrown all over the place
You're crouched in the corner with tears runnin' down your face
I don't wanna believe what my, what my heart keeps sayin'
You keep me on the line so you can keep me payin'

[Chorus: Damien Jurado & Rosie Thomas]
Wages of sin, we keep payin'
Wages of sin for the wrongs that we've done
Wages of sin, we keep payin'
Wages of sin, that's how we have our fun

[Verse 3: Damien Jurado, Damien Jurado & Rosie Thomas]
I remember when I was a little boy out, out where the cottonwoods grew tall
Tryin' to make it home through the forest before the darkness falls
Baby, all the sounds I heard, even if they weren't real
I was runnin' down that broken path with the devil snappin' at my heels
[Pre-Chorus: Damien Jurado & Rosie Thomas]
I tried so hard, so hard in every way
Swore someday I'd grow up, just throw it all away
Cried all the tears, baby, that I could cry
Stomached all my fears 'til they came rushin' up inside
Darling, I'm losin' and it's a mean game
Still I play on and on just the same

[Chorus: Damien Jurado & Rosie Thomas]
Wages of sin, I keep payin'
Wages of sin for some wrong I've done
Wages of sin, well, I keep payin'
Wages of sin, one by one